Washtub



I May 12, 1931. J. 1.. ARI T 0 I IN VENT 0R JOE/V1 Y I W ATTORNEYPatented R ley 12, 1931 unit's erase PATENT r JOHN L. ARLT, OFSAGINAVJ', MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO FRED \F-L STORK AND JOHN ABLE, DOINGBUSINESS AS IDEAL MANUFACTURING COEL'PANY, OF SAGINAW,

MICHIGAN wAsnrUB Application filed February 1 0, 1930. Serial No.427,130.

This invention relates to wash tubs and pertains more particularly to atub made oi sheet metal.

The objects of the invention are to provide a tub com irisin a downwardlcurved bottom and ilat sheet metal walls, the bottom so arranged thattwo tubs can be set side by side and i'uounted in a frame having'fourthat are tied together beneath the tubs so as to hold the two tubstightly together along the lines of junction of their respective bottomsand side walls so as to form aunitary twin tub structure that is strong,durable and rigid, yet capable of being manufactured in quantities witha relatively small expense for labor.

Another object of the invention is to provide a sheet metal tub of thekind described with a curved bottom and upright side wall tormedbybending a sheet of metal so as to provide along their line of juncture aV-shaped angle or groove adapted to receive and hold the bottom ends ofthe two legs of a wash-board inserted in the tub, the purpose of thisarrangement being to rigidly support the wash-board while in use andprevent its shifting or sliding in the tub and to enable the board to bedropped into the tub, its legs resting on the curved bottom of the tub,so

that when the top rail of the wash-board which projects above the tub ispushed downward the legslot the board will slide along the curved bottomof the tub until they arrive at the groove formed'by the bottom and thevertical wall, wherein they are rigidly held in the manner described.

With the foregoing objects in view, which will appear laterin thespecification, my invention comprises the devices described and claimedand the equivalents thereof.

In the drawings Fig. 1 is a perspective view, partly broken away,showing a twin tub embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the bottom of the tub shown in Fig. 1, the viewbeing taken from below the plane 22 of Fig. 1.

As is clearly shown in the drawings 1 in dieates an upright side wall ofa sheet metal tub formed with a downwardly curved bottom 2 which ispreferably integral with wall 1. T he juncture of the wall 1 and bottom2 forms a V-shaped groove or angle 8 extend-v ing across the tub fromsideto side. Two such tubs, placed together, have their longitudinaledges 3, 8a adjacent as shown, the

6, 6, being secured by screws 6a, and the top rim of the tub isreinforced by a suitable framestructure, to which the upper ends of thelegs Gare fastened, as shown.

A wash-board f7 dropped into one of the tubs, as shown in Fig. 1 andplaced with the lower ends of its legs in the groove 3, its upper partresting upon the top edge of the tub, will be held rigidly in placeduring all ordinary use of the wash-board and will remus 1 and a beingheld tightly together by tie braces 5, 5 that connect the opposite legstain its working position regardless of the amount of pressure that maybe put upon the board. VVithout the groove 3 the ends of the wash-boardlegs would slideupon the curved bottom 2 and theboard would shift whilein use. The two corner grooves 3, 3a being directly opposite each other,as shown in Fig. 1, at the place where the thrust of the wash-board isgreatest, it is evident that one i of the tubs serves as areinforcenient'for the positioned with two'of the side walls together,

supporting legs engaging the outside corners of said tubs, and tie'members beneath the tubs and connecting diagonally opposed legs to holdthe said side walls'together. In testimony whereof, I afiixmy signature.

JOHN L. ABLT.

